The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it will subsidise the fund for deployment of 318 Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) in unserved and underserved locations in the country in 2019. The Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta, made this known on Thursday in Lagos, during the Nigeria ICT Impact CEO Forum (NIICF). The forum, organised by…
Naval Forces in Rivers said they have intercepted a large barge used in transporting about a million litres of diesel. The feat was achieved weeks after a similar one was intercepted by naval operatives in Rivers waterways. The barge, Dantech II, was suspected to have lifted the diesel from illicit refining facilities, which mainly operated…
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Eket Field Office, has sealed Truefaith Gas Station and eight filling stations for various offences in Akwa Ibom. The Head of Operations, DPR, Mr Joy Koro disclosed this during routine surveillance of filling stations in Uyo on Wednesday. Koro explained that the filling stations were sealed for various offences…
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has expressed optimism in the ability of the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Malam Mele Kyari, to steer the corporation to enviable heights. The corporation in a statement signed by its Spokesman, Mr Ndu Ughamadu, disclosed that NGE said this in a congratulatory letter…
The Managing Director of Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO), Dr Jamilu Gwamna, has said that the power deal signed between the federal government and German-based company, Siemens would revolutionise the power sector in Nigeria. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Kano, Gwamma commended the federal government for signing the electricity road map agreement noting…
Schneider Electric in partnership with PowerForAll and Rockerfeller Foundation earlier this week in Abuja launched a campaign to develop human capital towards curbing a widening unemployment gap in the power sector. The powering jobs campaign became necessary sequel to a recent study by PowerForAll which revealed that there is an urgent need to develop…
Lagos — Following claims by the Master Mariners Association of Nigeria, MMAN, that the recruitment policy of the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Company, NLNG, is skewed against female sailors, the company has denied the allegation saying that it has the most gender-friendly recruitment policy. Recall that during the World Seafarers’ Day celebration in Lagos last month, the…
A day after the American Petroleum Institute reported a stunning crude oil inventory draw of over 10 million barrels continuing a string of weekly declines, the Energy Information Administration released its own weekly estimate, which confirmed the size of the draw, strengthening oil prices further. According to the EIA, U.S. crude oil inventories shed 10.8 million barrels in the…
In efforts to boost gas supply to some northern states of the country, Greenville LNG, said they have entered an agreement with the federal government on supply of liquified Natural Gas (LNG) to power the Kaduna plant in Kaduna state.According to them, a Memorandum of understanding (MOU), was signed to this effect four years ago,…
Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), and the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), have called for improved efforts in finding solutions to the power challenges as well as in exploring other energy sources by cashing in on new ideas that will help the country become energy efficient. Speaking at an interactive session on, Innovation in…
